István Avar
István Avar
| Personal information |
| Full name |
István Avar/Ştefan Auer |
| Date of birth |
28 May 1905(1905-05-28) |
| Place of birth |
Arad, Austria-Hungary |
| Date of death |
15 October 1977(1977-10-15) (aged 72) |
| Place of death |
Kaposvár, Hungary |
| Height |
1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
| Playing position |
Forward |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 1919-26 |
AMEF Arad |
? |
(?) |
| 1926-27 |
Colţea Braşov |
? |
(?) |
| 1928-35 |
Újpest FC |
149 |
(161) |
| 1936-41 |
Rapid Bucureşti |
69 |
(50) |
| National team |
| 1926-27 |
Romania |
2 |
(3) |
| 1929-35 |
Hungary |
21 |
(24) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
|
István Avar (Romanian: Ştefan Auer) (28 May 1905 – 15 October 1977) was a Romanian-Hungarian footballer and a legend of Újpest FC, most famous for playing for the Hungarian national team in the 1934 World Cup. He was born in Arad, Romania.
With Újpest, Avar won the Mitropa Cup in 1929, being the competition's top scorer with ten goals,[1] and the Coupe des Nations in 1930.
After 1941, he became the player-manager of Kaposvári Rákóczi. He died in Kaposvár.
Records
Matches
- Divizia A 73 matches - 56 goals
- First division Hungary 150 matches - 162 goals
- Topscorer of Divizia A 1940 - 21 goals
- Romanian Cup 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940
- European Cups (Mitropa Cup) (7 matches - 1 goal)
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Avar, Istvan |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
footballer |
| Date of birth |
28 May 1905 |
| Place of birth |
Arad, Austria-Hungary |
| Date of death |
15 October 1977 |
| Place of death |
Kaposvár, Hungary |